TRIMUI Brick Hammer, a weirdly named but beautiful handheld
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Totally, 100% doable!
It is an easy one to do, just choosing the right retro handheld for you...that's the difficult part! My aforementioned Odin 3 for example plays anything from the oldest consoles, PS2 upscaled to 4K all the way to literal PC games via GameHub Lite.
And I'd recommend you check RetroDECK (the option to emulate on Steam Deck) out one day, I love it so much, it's by far my fav emulation and retro gaming suite on Steam Deck!
Oh and please do let me know what retro handheld you do get, in the end. Now I'm curious!
I've ordered a TRIMUI Brick Hammer a few hours ago, because I figured that I value durability of a portable device higher than video output; at home I can use my Steam Deck comfortably.
Your review made it look like a good piece of hard-/software for the money. At that price point I'm fairly sure I won't have regrets. -
I've ordered a TRIMUI Brick Hammer a few hours ago, because I figured that I value durability of a portable device higher than video output; at home I can use my Steam Deck comfortably.
Your review made it look like a good piece of hard-/software for the money. At that price point I'm fairly sure I won't have regrets.Great choice!
You've got plenty of firmware options if you're not loving the stock one (which is honestly fine!), the community around this device is so enthusiastic and do such amazing things. In fact, tenlevels showed off his new one which is coming soon, too. Called Bloom, its the first to manage to bring retroachievements to the device!
Can't wait to hear how you like it, once it arrives. If portability is key to choosing one, then you certainly get that with it. So sleek, so slim and nice to take along for the ride!
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So, strangely, TRIMUI got in touch with me and asked if I'd like to review their older handheld, the Brick Hammer. This one released six months or so, but the claim to fame for it is being made (almost) entirely out of machined metal. It sure gives it a premium feel.
I feel like I'm a little lucky with the reviews, not doing this full time or anything means I get to be picky on what I let these companies send me. I'm not obligated to review everything ASAP, since the site I share these on doesn't even have ads.
For the most part, I just say yes to the interesting or different handhelds.
tldr:
- Beautifully made, truly feels premium
- To me it really feels like a modern take on the Game Boy Pocket
- Can play up to PSP, DS, N64 and so on, but those are more of a risky and not entirely 100% successful event. It shines most with PlayStation, GBA, SNES and so on. Being 3:2 means its perfect for the older-older systems
I feel like saying one of these 'retro handhelds' is perfect is just...hyperbole. But in this case, that might be the case. It's so slim and sleek, and the metal makes me so damned happy to hold.
ANYWAY.
You can find the following link here to read my review, if you're at all interested. Inside my article, I also reached out to the developer of NextUI to ask him about how it is to create an alternative OS for the TRIMUI Brick Hammer (kinda like a mini interview), and chatted to a creator of 3D printed triggers which were designed to showcase the nice RGB lighting on this one:
https://gardinerbryant.com/hands-on-with-the-trimui-brick-hammer-metal-perfection/
Or, as always, you can just ask me about it here if you'd prefer
I have been interested in something like this for me and my girlfriend. Do you know if you're able to do the link cable stuff for GBA/GB/GBC games that require it? I appreciate your opinions on it and I hope you have a lovely day.
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So, strangely, TRIMUI got in touch with me and asked if I'd like to review their older handheld, the Brick Hammer. This one released six months or so, but the claim to fame for it is being made (almost) entirely out of machined metal. It sure gives it a premium feel.
I feel like I'm a little lucky with the reviews, not doing this full time or anything means I get to be picky on what I let these companies send me. I'm not obligated to review everything ASAP, since the site I share these on doesn't even have ads.
For the most part, I just say yes to the interesting or different handhelds.tldr:
- Beautifully made, truly feels premium
- To me it really feels like a modern take on the Game Boy Pocket
- Can play up to PSP, DS, N64 and so on, but those are more of a risky and not entirely 100% successful event. It shines most with PlayStation, GBA, SNES and so on. Being 3:2 means its perfect for the older-older systems
I feel like saying one of these 'retro handhelds' is perfect is just...hyperbole. But in this case, that might be the case. It's so slim and sleek, and the metal makes me so damned happy to hold.
ANYWAY.
You can find the following link here to read my review, if you're at all interested. Inside my article, I also reached out to the developer of NextUI to ask him about how it is to create an alternative OS for the TRIMUI Brick Hammer (kinda like a mini interview), and chatted to a creator of 3D printed triggers which were designed to showcase the nice RGB lighting on this one:
https://gardinerbryant.com/hands-on-with-the-trimui-brick-hammer-metal-perfection/
Or, as always, you can just ask me about it here if you'd prefer
I like the uncluttered design. If the buttons feel good I’ll have to check it out as it’s one of my favorite handheld profiles.
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I have been interested in something like this for me and my girlfriend. Do you know if you're able to do the link cable stuff for GBA/GB/GBC games that require it? I appreciate your opinions on it and I hope you have a lovely day.
These handhelds (similar to this one anyway!) are able to emulate that physical link. Like you see in this video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Qx720WxJ0
Before very recently this one wasn't able to, but I've found someone did manage this 14 days ago and shared their project, you can find it here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/trimui/comments/1qg58mz/lan_multiplayer_netplay_and_gba_link_for_nextui/
(Hope all this helps, and I'm glad you enjoyed my review! Thank you!)
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I like the uncluttered design. If the buttons feel good I’ll have to check it out as it’s one of my favorite handheld profiles.
No complaints from me at all
The feel and design of it is leagues ahead of others to me.
TRIMUI including three separate and different shoulder button sets in the box helps, too. Since it let's you have some say in how it feels and plays!
